CPOCF Training

This two-and-a-half-day course provides an in-depth review of the statutory requirements and emerging best practices for juvenile probation staff working with youth committed to, or who are eligible to be committed to, a Secure Youth Treatment Facility (SYTF) by the court as a disposition for a Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) 707(b) offense. The course content includes a brief history of SB 823 and SB 92, how to recommend a SYTF disposition and factors that go into that recommendation, how to establish the baseline term, determining age of jurisdiction, preparing to testify in court, creating the Individual Rehabilitation Plan (IRP), preparing for progress review hearings, when and how to recommend stepping down to a Less Restrictive Program (LRP), and preparing for the discharge hearing.

Target Audience: The course is designed for juvenile probation staff who have direct case management or court related responsibilities for youth eligible or committed to SYTF. The course is most applicable for juvenile probation court intake/investigation officers and field probation officers who work directly with youth committed to SYTFs. It is recommended that staff have been in their position for at least two to four months to get the most out of the training

It is highly recommended that participants complete CPOCF’s eight-part SB 823 Implementation Core Training Series before attending this training. This self-paced course is available on the CPOC Foundation’s On-Demand Platform. For more information about the eight-part series, please click here. 

Due to high demand, please contact CPOC if you’d like to enroll more than 3 people. 

Location: Sacramento, CA

Dates: March 11-13, 2025

Lunch to be provided for Day 1 & 2.

STC Hours: 17.5

Cert. Number: 03388776

Tuition Cost: $500($328 STC Reimbursable)

Registration Link: https://cvent.me/DeQgwZ

The Continuum of Care Reform has increased the need for California’s juvenile probation departments to find ways to meaningfully engage immediate and extended family members in helping youth to succeed on probation. This eight-hour training is designed for line staff, supervisors, and managers interested in learning new family finding strategies and techniques for locating and effectively engaging family and involving them in case planning activities to benefit the youth. The goal of engagement is to ensure these family members play a supportive role in the youth’s life, regardless of where the youth resides. The training will help staff and supervisors develop approaches to integrate this work into their daily activities of case management without becoming an extra burden.

Location: Sacramento, CA (CPOC Training Center)

Course Schedule:
April 29, 2025

STC Certification: 01263890 (8 Hours)

Cost: No Cost

Lunch will not be provided

Registration link: https://cvent.me/1eBBWb

The course provides detailed instruction on sentencing pursuant to the Three Strikes law and for felony sex crimes.  The class will review the special rules for consecutive sentencing and custody credits.  The sex crimes portion of the class will discuss the use of risk assessment tools, probation eligibility, and the containment model for sex offender case management.   The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems

Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A. 

Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.

NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY. 

Cost: $150 ($112.50 STC Reimbursement)

Platform: Zoom

STC Credits: 6 hours (#09046856)

Webcams are required.

Register Here: https://cvent.me/e5qevb

This course explores the power of evidence-based sentencing; the probation sentence; basic rules of sentencing of single and multiple count cases to state prison and under PC section 1170(h); the strategies of sentencing after realignment; an introduction to the calculation of custody credits; and victim restitution.  The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems.

Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A. 

Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.

NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY. 

Cost: $150 ($112.50 STC Reimbursement)

Platform: Zoom

STC Credits: 6 hours (#03998873)

Webcams are required.

Register Here: https://cvent.me/5gZnYR

The course provides detailed instruction on sentencing pursuant to the Three Strikes law and for felony sex crimes.  The class will review the special rules for consecutive sentencing and custody credits.  The sex crimes portion of the class will discuss the use of risk assessment tools, probation eligibility, and the containment model for sex offender case management.   The class is presented with a combination of lecture, PowerPoint, and hypothetical case problems

Includes access to instructor’s virtual office hours a few weeks after the conclusion of the live webinar for detailed Q&A. 

Instructor: Judge J. Richard Couzens, Retd.

NOTE: At this time, this webinar class is limited to probation staff ONLY. 

Cost: $150 ($112.50 STC Reimbursement)

Platform: Zoom

STC Credits: 6 hours (#09046856)

Webcams are required.

Register Here: https://cvent.me/LxZ5YD

This presentation provides trauma-informed approach to self-care and the professional, specifically the probation officer. The trauma-informed framework, based on the public health model, sets the stage for a safe, effective, and job-related investigation into the professional self at work. In the first half of the presentation, attendees will learn how to understand self-care as a skill developed in early childhood and that can be learned in later life. The second half looks at the workplace and the environment needed for employees to be able to care for their needs at work. A specific review of the literature related to probation officers will highlight the research and best practices.

Instructor: Gabriella Grant, Director of California of Excellence for Trauma Informed Care

Platform: Zoom

STC Certification: 02437608 (6 hours)

Cost: $150 ($112.50 STC Reimbursable)

Registration Link: https://cvent.me/NgDmVv